Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
Please excuse me for retelling this little anecdote, but it has a point: In my first year of Bible school, I was required to be in a speech class. It was a tradition that this freshman class ended in a speech contest with the best speeches being given before a plenary...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
For the last couple of years, I have been reading to Judy after dinner, while I make her do the dishes. (It’s about the only way that I can get her to work.) And it’s the only time that I allow myself to read works of fiction, I’ve decided that if the book isn’t good...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
I gave serious thought to developing this scripture into a Sunday morning message. I think that someone with a little more skill than I could make it into a power evangelical sermon. The problem is that there is just so much contained in this theme that we’d have to...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
People who love the Word of God can have a tendency of becoming too detailed oriented in their teaching. For example, they might talk too much about the meaning of the opposing Greek and Hebrew words. Or they might fill their messages with far too much talk about...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
With modern technology, the exchange of information is almost instantaneous. As well as being a blessing, this can create minor problems as well. This morning, for example, just before the alarm went off, Judy and I awoke by the ringing of the phone. It was Fe...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
I need to tell our visitors that we are in the midst of a lengthy study of the Book of Acts. This is that New Testament book which details the work of the Apostles after the resurrection of Christ. You who are NOT visitors, may be thinking that we are taking a break...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
It is a doctrine of this church, and we sincerely believe that God is in sovereign control of His creation. Theologically we believe that He maintains a permissive will and a causative will. For example, the Lord has the power and authority to decree the elimination...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
Let’s picture the birth of twin boys – they are fraternal twins, not identical twins. But obviously they have the same parents and the same privileges. They have the same honorable grandparents and great-grandparents. They go to the same schools and are even in the...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
In the age when Stephen lived and died there were similarities and differences with our funerals today. In every civilized society, caring for the remains of the deceased is an honorable profession. But customs vary between cultures and special situations. Notice...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
In my spare time I have been reading some of the ordination sermons preached by Andrew Fuller. They have been excellent, and they have been convicting. When I was first starting out in the ministry after graduating from Bible school, I scoured every used book store...
